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DORDT COLLEGECONCERT CHOIRSince the early days of Dordt College,the Concert Choir has been recognizedas a musical ambassador of theinstitution. The choir continues itstradition of excellence to this day,performing significant and variedliterature from the choral repertoire.Recent performances have includedsuch works as Bach’s Magnificat andVivaldi’s Gloria (both with the DordtCollege Chamber Orchestra), Borodin’sPolovetsian Dances with the NorthwestIowa Symphony Orchestra, Haydn’sPaukenmesse with the Sioux CountyOratorio, and Orff’s Carmina Burana withthe Sioux City Symphony. The ConcertChoir tours annually throughout theUnited States and Canada and has beeninvited to perform as the featured choirat the Northwest Iowa Choral Directors’Association High School Choral Festivalsix times since 1997, as well as forregional conferences of the AmericanChoral Directors Association in 2004,2006, and 2010.ConCert Choir tour programI. INTROITPrepare the Way, O ZionSwedish Folksong (Bereden väg för Herran), arr. Kenneth DakePrepare the way, O Zion, your Christ is drawing near!Let ev’ry hill and valley a level way appear.Greet One who comes in glory, foretold in sacred story,O blest is he that came in God’s most holy name.He brings God’s rule, O Zion; he comes from heav’n above.His rule is peace and freedom, and justice, truth, and love.Lift high your praise resounding, for grace and joy abounding.O blest is he that came in God’s most holy name.– Frans Mikael Franzen; adap. Charles P. PriceMia Kornelis, violinWELCOME AND OPENING PRAYERII. MISSA ECLECTICAIt wasn’t until the fourteenth century that composers began to think of themovements of a mass as parts of a unified whole; Guillaume de Machaut’s(ca.1300-1377) Messe de Notre Dame is considered to be the first to do so. Untilthat time, musical settings of the various mass texts were grouped together, with allthe Glorias in one place, all the Credos in another, and so on, and settings wouldbe selected without consideration of any unifying element. In today’s postmodernculture, a similar “pick-and-mix” approach has become popular, often juxtaposingor combining strikingly different styles—witness a recent recording of Gregorianchant with superimposed jazz saxophone. In this portion of our program, we presentsettings representing five very different styles and historical periods, in no particularorder. Whether you choose to think of it as “neo-medieval” or “postmodern,” we hopeyou enjoy this eclectic assembling of mass text settings.Kyrie (from Petit messe solennelle)Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)Kyrie eleison.Christe eleison.Kyrie eleison.Lord, have mercy.Christ, have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

ConC ert Choir tour programGloria (from Messe de Minuit pour Noël)Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704)Gloria in excelsis Deo,Et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.Laudamus te. Benedicimus te.Adoramus te. Glorificamus te.Gratias agimus tibi propter magnam gloriam tuam.Domine Deus, Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.Domine Fili unigenite, Iesu Christe.Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris.Qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.Qui tollis peccata mundi, suscipe deprecationem nostram.Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.Quoniam tu solus Sanctus. Tu solus Dominus.Tu solus Altissimus, Iesu Christe.Cum Sancto Spiritu, in gloria Dei Patris.Amen.Glory be to God on high,And on earth peace, good will towards men.We praise thee, we bless thee,We worship thee, we glorify thee,We give thanks to thee for thy great glory,O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty.O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us.Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer.Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord;Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,Art most high in the glory of God the Father.Amen.Jake Miller, tenor; Joel Pasma, tenor; Emil Talen, bass;Alex Pasker, soprano; Rachel Kooiman, sopranoCredo (from Gospel Mass)Robert Ray (b.1946)I believe in God the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord.Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost.Born of the Virgin Mary, suffer’d under Pontius Pilate, crucified, died and was buried, He descended into hell.On the third day he arose.He ascended to heaven, from death he was set free.Now he sits at the right hand, and he’s waitin’ for you and me.He will judge all the world, he will judge you and me.I believe in the Holy Spirit and the holy catholic church.I believe, Lord, in one baptism for the remission of sin and rebirth.I believe in the resurrection and the communion of saints in this world.I believe when my life is over I’m going home just to live with my God.Lisa Smith, altoSanctus (from Cantus Missae, Mass in E Major, Op. 109)Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus,Dominus Deus Sabaoth.Pleni sunt coeli et terra gloria tua.Osanna in excelsis.Holy, holy, holyLord God of hosts.Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.

CONCERT CHOIRMEMBERSSOPRANO IBrittany Arkema, Pella, IAYouth Ministry, 2013Carolyn Van Der Aa, Byron Center, MIElementary Education, 2014Kristina Haan, Delavan, WIElementary Education, 2013Rachel Kooiman, Doon, IASecondary Education: Choral Music, 2015Mia Kornelis, Sioux Center, IAMusic Management, 2013SOPRANO IIHannah TeWinkel, Oostburg, WIElementary Education, 2014Katie Watt, Yankton, SDElementary Education, 2013Rachel Meinen, Oostburg, WIElementary Education, 2015Lydia Kreykes, St. John, INElementary Education, 2015Alena De Young, Minneapolis, MNEnglish: Writing, 2013Alex Pasker, Runnells, IAElementary Education, 2013Natalie Vreeken, Warman, SK, CanadaNursing, 2013Anna Vanden Akker, Leota, MNGraphic Design, 2013ConCert Choir tour programAgnus Dei I (from Missa Papae Marcelli)Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525-1594)Agnus Dei,qui tollis peccata mundi,miserere nobis.III. LIFE AND LOVEA Boy and a GirlEric Whitacre (b.1970)Stretched out on the grassa boy and a girlsavoring their orangesgiving their kisseslike waves exchanging foam.Stretched out on the beacha boy and a girlsavoring their limesgiving their kisseslike clouds exchanging foam.Stretched out undergrounda boy and a girlsaying nothingnever kissinggiving silence for silence. – Octavio Paz (1914-1998)Lamb of God,who takes away the sins of the world,have mercy on us.Long RoadĒriks Ešenvalds (b.1977)I love you night and day as a star in the distant sky,And I mourn for this one thing alone: that to love, our lifetime was so short.A long road to heaven’s shining meadow, and never could I reach its end.But a longer road leads to your heart, which to me seems distant as a star.High above the arch of heaven bends and light so clear is falling.Like a flow’ring tree the world is blooming.Overwhelmed, my heart both cries and laughs.– Paulīne Bārda (1890-1983), trans. Elaine Singley LloydRachel Kooiman and Natalie Vreeken, soprano;Leanna Bentz and Lisa Smith, alto;Nathan Friend and Jacob Richards, tenor;Brian De Young and TJ Van Weerdhuizen, bass

ConCert Choir tour programLove Never FailsJ.A.C. Redford (b.1953)If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not love,I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge,And if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love,I am nothing.If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,but have not love, I gain nothing.Love is patient, love is kind,Love leaves envy far behind.Never boastful, proud or rude,Love rejoices with the truth.Slow to anger, stores no wrongs,Love will never seek its own.Love does not delight in sin,It bears all things, believes all things,Love hopes all things, endures all things.Love never fails.Prophecies some day will cease,As for tongues they will be stilled.Knowledge, it will pass away,Yet love remains, it hopes all things,Believes all things, endures all things.Love never fails. – I Corinthians 13:1-8, adapted J.A.C. RedfordIV. PRAISENathan Friend, celloPsalm 148Lasst Uns Erfreuen (1623), setting by Gustav Holst (1874-1934)CONCERT CHOIRMEMBERSALTO IJoanna Bevaart, Lacombe, AB, CanadaK-12 Education: Choral Music, 2013Tia Nieuwsma, Lynden, WAMusic: Vocal Performance andPedagogy, 2014Haeley Dirksen, Sioux Falls, SDSocial Work, 2014Allison Vellema, Harris, IAAdministrative Assistant;Communication, 2013Amanda Donnell, Sioux City, IAEngineering: Civil, 2015Leanna Bentz, Platte, SDK-12 Education: Choral/InstrumentalMusic, 2015Maria Bouwkamp, Pella, IAMusic: Vocal Performance andPedagogy, 2013ALTO IICaitlin Bronkhorst, Hawarden, IAArt: Fine Arts, 2014Lisa Smith, Cedar Rapids, IASocial Work, 2014Anna Visser, Ingersoll, ON, CanadaMusic; English: Writing, 2014Karisa Talen, Sussex, NJK-12 Education: PE, Special Education,2013Kailee Vander Wilt, Hospers, IASecondary Education: Biology/Chemistry, Middle School, 2014Janine Vis, Smithers, BC, CanadaElementary Education, 2013Lord, who hast made us for thine own,Hear as we sing before thy throne.Alleluia, Alleluia.Accept thy children’s rev’rent praiseFor all thy wondrous works and ways.Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.Waves, rolling in on ev’ry shore,Pause at his footfall and adore.Alleluia, Alleluia.Ye torrents rushing from the hills,Bless him whose hand your fountains fills.Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

CONCERT CHOIRMEMBERSTENOR IJacob Richards, Omaha, NEEngineering: Mechanical, 2014Jake Miller, Prinsburg, MNEngineering: Mechanical, 2013Dylan Hoekstra, Hull, IABusiness: General, 2015Jared Goedhart, Rochester, MNEngineering: Computer, 2013Peter Kuipers, Platte, SDK-12 Education: Choral/InstrumentalMusic, 2013TENOR IISam De Groot, Sioux Center, IASecondary Education: English, 2015Mitch Johnson, Omaha, NEBusiness: Finance, 2015Jon Hageman, Highlands Ranch, COMusic: Vocal Performance andPedagogy, 2015Devin Veenstra, Pella, IAK-12 Education: Instrumental Music,2014Nathan Friend, Sioux Center, IAComputer Science, 2013Jeremy Kasik, Columbus, NEDigital Media, 2013Austin De Boer, Boyden, IAEngineering: Mechanical, 2015Joel Pasma, Ripon, CABusiness Administration, 2013ConCert Choir tour programEarth, ever through the pow’r divine,Seedtime and harvest shall be thine.Alleluia, Alleluia.Sweet flow’rs that perfume all the air,Thank him that he hath made you fair.Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.Burn, lamps of night, with constant flame,Shine to the honors of his name.Alleluia, Alleluia.Thou sun, whom all the lands obey,Renew his praise from day to day.Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.– Frances Ralph Gray (ca.1863-1935)GREETINGS FROM DORDT COLLEGEOFFERING AND INTERMISSIONV. TRUSTIf You But Trust in God to Guide YouDavid Cherwein (b.1957), based on Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott,Georg Neumark (1621-1681)If you but trust in God to guide you,With hopeful heart through all your ways,You will find strength, with God beside you,To bear the worst of evil days;For those who trust God’s changeless loveBuild on the rock that will not move.What gain is there in futile weeping,In helpless anger and distress?If you are in God’s care and keeping,In sorrow will God love you less?For Christ who took for you a crossWill bring you safe through ev’ry loss.Be still, be still, and wait God’s pleasureIn cheerful hope, with heart content,Trusting that grace which knows no measureWill by unbounded Love be sent;Nor doubt our inmost wants are clearTo one who holds us always near.

ConC ert Choir tour programSing, pray, and keep God’s ways unswerving;Offer your service faithfully,And trust God’s word, though undeserving,There find the truth to set you free.God will not fail to guide and blessThose who embrace God’s faithfulness. – Georg Neumark, trans. compositeMia Kornelis, violin; Nathan Friend, celloThou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect PeaceH. Alexander Matthews (1879-1972)Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace,Whose mind is stayed on thee.The darkness is not darkness with theeFor the night is as clear as the day;The darkness and light to thee are both alike,God is light,And in him there is no darkness at all. – based on Isaiah 26:3VI – AROUND THE WORLDDavid of the White RockWelsh Folk Song, arr. Ben Parry (b.1965)The hauntingly beautiful David of the White Rock (Dafydd y Gareg Wen) is thought to have been composed by the short-livedWelsh bard, David Owens (1712-1741). Tradition has it that Owens called for his harp while on his deathbed, composedthis lovely tune, and asked that it be played at his funeral. The lyrics, describing the song’s origin, were added later by theWelsh poet Ceiriog Hughes.“Carrwch,” medd Dafydd, “fy nhelyn I miCeisiaf cyn marw roi tôn arni hiCodwch fy nwy law I gyrhaedd y tantDuw a’ch bendithio fy ngweddw a’m plant.”“Carry,” said David, “my harp to me.I would like, before dying, to give a tune on it (her)Lift my hands to reach the stringsGod bless you, my widow and child.”David the Bard on his bed of death liesPale are his features and dim are his eyes,Yet all around him his gaze wildly roves‘Til it alights on the harp that he loves.Give me my harp my companion so long,Let it once more add its voice to my song.Harp of my country, dear harp of the brave,Let thy last notes linger over my grave. – Ceiriog Hughes (1832-1887)Mia Kornelis, soprano

ConC ert Choir tour programSiksik Si Batu ManikkamTapanuli (Northern Sumatra) Traditional arr. Pontas Purba (b.1953)This song is a setting of a “pantun,” a traditional Malay poetic form that expresses a riddle with hidden meaning. Frequently, the initiallines are meaningless but establish a rhythm and rhyme for the second part of the text, which carries the enigmatic meaning of the poem.Siksik si batu manikkam ni parjoget,Sor ma di gottam di na mangingani.Si bambangkara jula-jula,Si bambangkara jula-jula.Habang birrik-birrik, santabi loloan on,Dipatangkas dipatilik bohi nahurapon on.Dang tutu sihupi ianggo so marsuga suga,Dang tutu na uli ianggo so denggan marroha.(These lines do not have any meaning.They are only funny lines that rhyme,And lead to the rest of the text.)(No meaning—written to rhyme with the next line:)The more you look you can see that my face has blemishes.(No meaning—written to rhyme with the next line:)Beauty is worthless if you don’t have a beautiful character.Kristina Haan, sopranoMaria Bouwkamp, altoJake Miller, tenorGøtaPeder Karlsson (b.1963)“Gøta” was inspired by the people and the nature of the Faroe Islands. In 2002, The Real Group, of which Peder Karlsson is a member,sang there and Karlsson remained to explore the islands and to make music with the residents, including a young singer from the village ofGøta. After returning home, he woke one morning with this melody in his head and subsequently arranged it for The Real Group.Vamuvamba (“They Crucified Him”)Traditional Tiriki Melody, arr. Boniface Mganga (1958-2011)Ni litsulitsa lio mwami weru Yesu lwa yavambwa,Lwa Yuda yatsama Yesu vamuvamba.Na vutswa khandi khwasoma ivanjeli ka handikhwa,Ubwini bweru bwachira vamuvamba.Vali Vayuda vamuvamba,Mwami wanje Yesu vamuvamba, ha!Lwa ndali muheyi ndamuvamba,mwami wanje Yesu ndamuvamba.Mu masahi gege Yesu khwasameha bwoni bweru.Mu masahi gege Yesu, khwanonyiywa myoyo gyeru.Mu livambwa lyelye Yesu, kwaverelwa tsimbavasi.Lwa ndali muloji, lwa ndali muyenji,lwa ndali muheyi ndamuvamba.In remembrance of our Lord Jesus,When he was crucified:When Judas betrayed Jesus,They crucified him.Again we read in the Bible,When I sinned,our sins crucified him.I crucified him.In his blood we were forgiven,in his blood our hearts were saved.Craig Disselkoen, djembeCLOSING PRAYER

ConCert Choir tour programVII – PRAYERSpirit of GodFrederick C. Atkinson (1841-1896), arr. Titus WamalaSpirit of God, who dwells within my heart,Wean it from sin, through all its pulses move.Stoop to my weakness, mighty as you are,And make me love you as I ought to love.Did you not bid us love you God and King,Love you with all our heart and strength and mind?I see the cross, there teach my heart to cling.O let me seek you and O let me find.Teach me to love you as your angels love,One holy passion filling all my frame:The fullness of the heaven-descended Dove;My heart an altar, and your love the flame. – George Croly (1780-1860)VIII – SENDINGMy Soul’s Been Anchored in the LordTraditional Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (1957-2003)In de Lord, in de Lord.My soul’s been anchored in de Lord.Before I’d stay in hell one day, I’d sing an’ pray myself away.Goin’ shout an’ pray an’ never stop, until I reach the mountain top.Do you love him? Oh yes!Do you love him? Hallelujah!Do you love him? Oh yes!God almighty. Are you anchored?Are you anchored? Oh yes!Yes, I’m anchored, my soul’s been anchored in de Lord.CONCERT CHOIRMEMBERSBASS ITJ Van Weerdhuizen, Sumas, WAElementary Education, 2015Derek Visser, Ingersoll, ON, CanadaHistory, 2013Anderson Clare, Villard, MNEngineering: Mechanical, 2014Craig Disselkoen, Cedar Rapids, IAEngineering: Computer, 2015Alex Geleynse, Randolph, WIExercise Science: Pre-OccupationalTherapy, 2013Jahn Kuiper, Gretna, NESecondary Education: English, 2015Matt DeJong, Lansing, MISecondary Education: Mathematics,2014BASS IIBrian De Young, Minneapolis, MNMusic: Organ Performance andPedagogy, 2012Thomas Venhuizen, Waupun, WIPsychology, 2015Cody Vander Berg, Sioux Center, IAExercise Science: Pre-Physical Therapy,2014Dirk Anker, Lynden, WACriminal Justice, 2014Emil Talen, Charlottetown, PEI, CanadaK-12 Education: Choral/InstrumentalMusic, 2014Chris Geels, Sheldon, IATheatre Arts, 2015Micah Kreykes, Sheldon, IADigital Media, 2013Yes, will you serve him?Will you serve him? Oh yes!Will you serve him? Hallelujah!Will you serve him? Oh yes!God almighty. Are you anchored?Are you anchored? Oh yes!Yes, I’m anchored, my soul’s been anchored in de Lord, Hallelujah!Will you praise him?Will you praise him? Oh yes!Will you praise him? Hallelujah!Will you praise Him? Oh yes!Are you anchored? Oh yes!Yes, I’m anchored, my soul’s been anchored in de Lord. – Traditional

DORDT COLLEGE PROFILEQuick FactsTotal Enrollment: 1,400Location: Sioux Center, IowaMain Campus: 150 AcresYear Founded: 1955MissionAs an institution of higher educationcommitted to the Reformed Christianperspective, the mission of Dordt College isto equip students, alumni, and the broadercommunity to work effectively towardChrist-centered renewal in all aspects ofcontemporary life.Student ProfileFull-time students: 96.1%Male: 52.4%Female: 47.6%Students living on campus: 87%Children of alumni: 35%Average ACT score: 25.0Average SAT score: 1600Average high school GPA: 3.5Minority students: 7.7%Countries represented: 19International students: 144U.S. states represented: 38Out-of-state students: 62%Top Denominations RepresentedChristian Reformed: 46.1%United Reformed: 7.6%Baptist: 5.4%Reformed Churches in America: 4.6%Lutheran: 4.0%Evangelical Free: 3.9%Protestant Reformed: 3.6%Geographic Representation38 U.S. states8 Canadian provinces18 other countriesTop StatesIowa: 531 (38%)California: 102Minnesota: 96South Dakota: 66Washington: 65Michigan: 59Colorado: 49Illinois: 47Tuition and AidTuition and fees: $25,520Room and board: $7,230Total cost: $32,750Average Financial Aid Package$21,900Average Debt at Graduation$21,900Graduation RatesSix-year graduation rate: 66% (vs. 58%nation-wide)Graduates who graduate in 4 years: 94%Placement: 96.1%Graduates pursuing graduate school: 9.8%FacultyStudent-to-faculty ratio: 15:1Average class size: 21.4Full-time faculty: 82Faculty with doctorate or terminal degree:70%Courses taught by full-time faculty: 92%Off-Campus StudiesDordt off-campus programs: 3International partner institutions for offcampusstudies: 7Additional off-campus programs: 20+Students enrolled in off-campus programs:70 plus per yearFinancesEndowment: $26,300,000Annual budget: $32,150,000Average annual giving: $5,446,000Co-Curricular InvolvementAthletics: 387 students (29%)NAIA Division IIGreat Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC)Men’s sports: 7Women’s sports: 7Club: Men’s ice hockey, men’s lacrosseMusic: 271 students (20%)Choral ensembles: 4Band ensembles: 3Chamber orchestra: 1Theater Arts: 173 students (13%)Mainstage shows per year: 2Multiple one acts and student productionsFacilities:Te Paske TheatreNew World Theatre (Black Box)Average chapel attendance: 750Student organizations, clubs, andintramurals: 71.5% of studentsTop Five MajorsEducation: 260Business administration: 159Engineering: 143Agriculture: 128Nursing: 118Degrees OfferedAssociate of ArtsBachelor of ArtsBachelor of ScienceBachelor of Science in EngineeringBachelor of Science in NursingBachelor of Social WorkMaster of EducationDordt College is accredited by the HigherLearning Commission. In addition, thesocial work, engineering, education, andnursing programs are accredited by theirrespective professional organizations.

m u S i C a L e X C e L L e n C e F o r g o D ’ S g L o r YMusic is an integral part of campus life. Exciting opportunities exist for both instrumentalists and vocalists inConcert Choir, Chorale, Kantorei, Bella Voce, Concert Band, Campus-Community Band, Chamber Orchestra,and Jazz Band. Outstanding instrumentalists may also audition for membership in the Northwest Iowa SymphonyOrchestra, a 90-member community orchestra, which includes Dordt College music instructors and otherprofessional principal players.The music department is housed in a spacious facility, which includes the 1,500-seat B.J. Haan Auditorium and one ofthe largest pipe organs in the Midwest. Any student at Dordt College may receive private instruction in wind, string,and percussion instruments as well as in piano, organ, and voice. Music majors follow either a general track (general,church music, performance and pedagogy, or music management) or a music education track (instrumental or choral).Elementary education majors may also choose music as their area of interest. Students of any major who are dedicatedand talented performers may choose the minor in music performance.For information about our program and generous scholarship opportunities go to www.dordt.edu/music or call theadmissions office at 1-800-343-6738.498 Fourth Avenue NESioux Center, Iowa 51250